In one corner, we've got 37-year-old Kirk Cousins, a 6-3, 209-pound quarterback who projects anti-vax church boy, unless he's screaming "you like that!" or stepping into his alter-ego as Kirko Chainz while wearing his teammates' jewelry. In which case he projects... well, it still gives off church boy.
In the other corner, we've got 28-year-old Maxx Crosby, the 6-5, 255-pound edge rusher who projects rebel biker... if that rebel biker preferred hip-hop over heavy metal. He doesn't need to wear his teammates' chains because he has his own, featured prominently in music videos for his rap songs like PlaqueBoy Maxx.
Cousins and Crosby got into a fight at Friday's practice that resulted in the two being suspended for Saturday's session. And because
we don't have footage of the altercation, all we can do is imagine how it went.
Most people will be inclined to believe Crosby got the better of Cousins because of his size advantage and a job description that allows him to hit quarterbacks for a living. In fact, this whole thing reportedly started because Crosby twice hit Cousins in practice, which he isn't supposed to do.
But don't be so fast to dismiss Cousins. Because he's the one who started the scuffle, defending himself even if it meant starting a fight with Crosby. Which shows he doesn't have much back down in him... or he's slightly delusional. Either one works in his favor.
Plus, whatever advantage Crosby has in size and strength, Cousins makes up for with his faith in his Lord and Savior.
So, who wins this matchup?
LOL. Let's not kid ourselves, Crosby is one of the fiercest defenders in the NFL. To quote Cardi B, he'd probably dog-walk Cousins and his surgically repaired Achilles if this turned into a real fight. Which it thankfully did not, according to reports that described it as a minor scuffle.
But you never know. Maybe Kirk has that dog in him. He should prove it and leak the tapes. As fun as it is to imagine what might've happened, nothing beats having the actual footage.
NBA remembers Don Nelson
Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson died at 86 on Sunday, and tributes poured in from around the NBA world. That includes, Dirk Nowitzki, who played for Nelson the first seven years of his career.
"Nellie… You didn't just draft me. You believed in me. You saw things in my game before I ever realized I could do them. I've said it a million times and I will always say it: I don't think my career could have turned out how it did without you being my first coach and giving me the freedom to play my game. I can only say THANK YOU. For everything.
RIP legend."
Others to chime in included Steph Curry, Steve Nash and Jason Kidd.
Photo of the Day
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- Buffalo, we have a problem. And it didn't take Bills fans long to notice the issue with their new stadium.
- Monta Ellis made a laughable statement about his interchangeability with Steph Curry.
- The Patriots are scrambling after replacing the World Cup field at Gillette Stadium with noncompliant turf.
- 24-year-old golfer Michael Brennan had the best reaction to learning he qualified for the Masters
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